METRIC
A-A-20247A May 1, 2003
SUPERSEDING A-A-20247
September 10, 1996
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION FOOD PACKET, SURVIVAL, ABANDON SHIP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description (CID).
1. SCOPE. This CID covers abandon ship, survival food packets, packed in commercially acceptable containers, suitable for use by Federal, State, local governments, and other interested parties; and as a component of operational rations. The food packet is intended to provide survivors in inflatable life rafts adequate nutrition for 3 days.
2. PURCHASER NOTES.
2.1 Purchasers shall specify the following:
- When fortification is required (Sec. 3).
- When analytical requirements are different than specified (Sec. 6.1).
- When analytical requirements need to be verified (Sec. 6.2).
- Manufacturer's/distributor's certification (Sec. 9.2) or USDA certification (Sec. 9.3).
- When product sample is required (Sec. 9.4).
2.2 Purchasers may specify the following:
- Manufacturer's quality assurance (Sec. 9.1 with 9.1.1) or (Sec. 9.1 with 9.1.2).
- Packaging requirements other than commercial (Sec. 10).
3. CLASSIFICATION. The survival food packet shall conform to the following classification as specified in the solicitation, contract, or purchase order.
Fortification I - Fortified
Fortification II - Not fortified
AMSC N/A FSC 8970
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